Author: Ryan Jordan

By Jake McDuffee, Language Arts Teacher, Winchester Village Elementary When I first signed up for Adopt-A-Classroom, I was excited about the opportunity to get supplies for my classroom. I was fortunate enough to be adopted by a donor almost immediately. I told a colleague about the program and the following year, we both were adopted […]

It’s almost 2011 and we are proud that Adopt-A-Classroom is featured in the 2011 Champions of Change calendar! The calendar is designed to raise awareness for charitable organizations and we are highlighted in the month of August, right in time for the Back-to-School season. Each month of the calendar features a different organization and we […]

We are very excited that Adopt-A-Classroom has been selected to participate in the next round of Members Project voting! This means that we will have a chance to win $200,000 in funding from American Express through Members Project – as long as we get enough votes. The next round of voting starts on Monday, November […]

We are excited to announce that on Thursday, September 30, NASCAR driver Danica Patrick (far right) presented a charitable donation to Adopt-A-Classroom as part of a partnership with Boost Mobile! Our Programs Director, Sujey Acuna (far left), and Director of Finance, AnaLauren Pamintuan (second to left), were on site at the Boost Mobile store in […]

Today, Tuesday, October 5th, OfficeMax and Adopt-A-Classroom celebrated ‘A Day Made Better’ by surprising over 1,000 very deserving teachers across the United States each with $1,000 worth of school supplies. The pictures, videos, and thank you notes are rolling in, and here are a few we can share with you already: PS 282 in Brooklyn, […]

http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/mnr_lib/201002/players/player-single.swf?job=46467 Earlier this week, the Jonas Brothers showed their continued support for teachers and students by helping to kick off the annual ‘A Day Made Better‘ campaign with our national sponsor, OfficeMax. They surprised the entire teaching staff of Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts in Los Angeles with $25,000 worth of school supplies […]

Coming up in October is the New York State School Boards Association’s annual convention in New York City (October 21-24). Adopt-A-Classroom will be hosting a panel session titled “Engaging Your Community to Support Teachers and Raise Classroom Funds” on Saturday, October 23rd at 1:00pm. If you are attending the convention, please drop by to say […]

Tomorrow’s edition of The Martha Stewart Show will celebrate teachers and highlight the joy of learning. Food writer and cooking teacher Nick Malgieri will share baking techniques; FIT professor Kenneth D. King will demonstrate how to make DIY fashion accessories; Jones New York stylist Lloyd Boston will provide tips for how to upgrade your wardrobe. […]

  *Attention Facebook Users* Today through October 5th, for each ‘Like’ on OfficeMax receives on their Facebook page, OfficeMax will donate $1 to Adopt-A-Classroom! Go to www.facebook.com/officemax! Adopt-A-Classroom is also partnering with OfficeMax once again on the 3rd annual A Day Made Better event and it’s coming in exactly two weeks on Tuesday, October 5th. […]